Wavensmere Homes and Wilson Bowden Developments have submitted plans to redevelop one of the final plots of vacant land within Derby’s newly revitalised Cathedral Quarter. The partners aim to build 186 flats within a U-shaped finely detailed red brick building that rises to nine storeys. The Cathedral One project site is bounded by Full Street

Balfour Beatty has signed off a £67m design and build deal with Edinburgh City Council allowing work to start for a replacement campus at Liberton High School in the city. The firm will build the 13,000 sq m campus for 1,200 pupils alongside facilities for the local community including a synthetic sports pitch, a library

Former supersewer tunnel drive boss Sally Cox is set to become new managing director for the EKFC joint venture delivering 80km of civil engineering works for HS2. The Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall JV is responsible civils works between the North Chilterns and South Warwickshire, one of the longest sections of HS2.  She will take

Waterside regeneration specialists Peel Waters, formerly called Peel L&P, has submitted plans to create 159 homes across two blocks at Manchester Waters. The two planned buildings will overlook both The Bridgewater Canal and The Manchester Ship Canals giving every resident a home with a waterfront view. As part of the proposals, Peel will be making

Lendlease and Leading Japanese developer Daiwa House has partnered with Lendlease to build 259 homes at the Elephant and Castle regeneration site in London. Its joint venture with Lendlease is the first time that Daiwa House has been involved in the development and sale of new homes in the United Kingdom. Lendlease will develop and

Amey has appointed former Arriva commercial director Danny Gilbert as strategy director for Transport Infrastructure. Gilbert takes responsibility for long-term strategic growth across the business unit. He will evolve Amey’s operational, design and advisory capabilities to meet future client needs. Gilbert spent 15 years in several roles at Arriva, overseeing business development, work winning and

RED Construction has secured a £13.5m contract to deliver 44 extra-care apartments for the St Monica Trust at The Chocolate Quarter retirement village in Keynsham near Bristol. The new building will complete the redevelopment of the former Fry’s Chocolate Factory Site, and provide additional independent living at the retirement village, including affordable housing units for

Plans to renovate and double the size of the existing Hilton London Olympia to over 900 rooms have been approved. Developer Frogmore and C1 Capital, which acquired the hotel last year, will now proceed with one of London’s biggest hotel projects at 380 Kensington High Street. Under designs drawn up by architect Studion Moren, part

New analysis shows the government plan for a hasty sell-off of HS2 Phase 2a land between Birmingham and Crewe will cost taxpayers £100m. The Government decision to press ahead with a fire sale would also lock in the north south gap for generations, permanently ruling out a new Birmingham-Manchester railway. Analysis by the industry’s High

Mace is calling for London to become the circular construction capital of the world. A report from the contractor argues that with the right regulatory regime and incentives the industry can deliver big savings in carbon dioxide emissions and cash savings. Mace argues that across Greater London it could be possible to save more than